The airline’s director general, Khalid al-Melhem, said the discrimination policy was acceptable because Saudi Arabia does not recognise Israel as a country.
US federal law states that an “air carrier or foreign air carrier may not subject a person in air transportation to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex or ancestry”.
AviationBusinessMe.com | Saudia defends anti-Israel policies
OK, back to the drawing board....... I wonder who will win this battle, we know who will win the war...
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